PdMA PRODUCT SUPPORT MANUAL

TECHNOTE 0304
ISSUED the MCE icon is highlighted no other toolbar icons or
menu commands will become active.
December, 2003
When a folder is highlighted the toolbar icons remain
inactive except Add, Find Motor, and Battery Check.

SUBJECT Under the Setup menu all of the commands under

Folder are active, however under Motor only Add is
Update from WinVis5.0 Build 121 to WinVis5.0 Build active. All of the menu commands in Preferences
142. remain active.

When a motor is highlighted, all of the toolbar icons are

active. Under the Setup menu, the only active command
DESCRIPTION under Folder is Add. Under Motor all of the commands
are active. All of the menu commands in Preferences
The WinVis 5.0 Build 142 update includes:
remain active.
Changes to the toolbar icons and menu options on
the Main Screen.
Change to Cost per KWH. COST PER KWH
Torque output value is now displayed on the
Results page and History Chart (Estimated Torque The Cost Per KWH command located under Setup,
(ft.-lb.)). Preferences has been renamed Operating Costs. The
Warning Settings window for EMAX, now includes Cost of Electricity window has been updated to include
the Estimated Torque (ft.-lb.) and Output Power Demand Charge per Kilowatt Hour and Total Months in
Calc. (HP). Peak Demand.
Power History Chart now includes % Full Load
Amps, % Full Load (HP), and Estimated Speed

(RPM).
Changes to some of the Report names.
ESTIMATED TORQUE
Changes to the Detailed Report, to improve The estimated torque value indicates the torque supplied
functionality. by the motor. To obtain an accurate torque calculation,
the correct p ower facto r m ust b e entered in the
nameplate.

MAIN SCREEN A caution indicates the motor is operating slightly

The toolbar icons and menu commands are now inactive overloaded, but still within its service factor capability.
(grayed out) for actions that do not apply to the item N o a ct i on i s n e c ess ar y, h ow ev e r t r e nd i n g a n d
highlighted on the Plant Layout. Moving around the o b ser v at io n f o r u pw a r d ch an g es in t h e l o ad i s
Plant Layout between folders and motors causes the recommended.
appropriate icons and menu commands to become
active or inactive. An alarm condition indicates the motor is operating
overloaded beyond its service factor capability. The
For example, when WinVis is first started, the highlight load should be reduced until the motor is operating
appears on the MCE icon at the top of the Plant Layout. within its rated service factor. However, if the motor is
At this point the toolbar icons are all inactive except for properly loaded and an alarm condition still exists, a
Add, Find Motor, and Battery Check. In the Setup menu complete E MAX analysis should be perform ed to
the active commands are Plant Layout, Add; Motor, determine the condition of the motor.
Add; and all of the commands in Preferences. As long as

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REPORTS 3. Select the Custom option. The Change button

becomes active.
To better reflect the contents of the reports, the
following names have been changed: 4. Click Change.

Condition Code Report has been changed to Motor 5. In the Open window, shown in Figure 3, search for
Condition Code. the location of the replacement bmp or gif file.
Motor Condition Summary has been changed to
MCE Summary. 6. Highlight the file name so that it appears in the File
Fault Zone Report has been changed to Fault Zone Name text box.
Analysis.
7. Click Open.

DETAILED REPORT 8. The selected logo will appear in the preview

window located to the right of the option buttons.
This is shown in Figure 1.
Logo Area
The Detailed Report logo may be changed by selecting 9. Click OK to insert the logo in the Detailed Report
View, Options. There are two options, Default and window. The logo will be automatically sized to fit
Custom. The default logo is the PdMA Corporation the available space. The logo will appear on all
logo. The custom logo is user defined, but must be in a future Detailed Reports until changed.
bmp or gif format.
Motor Information Table
To change the logo:
Asset ID, Speed, and one additional user defined field
1. Select View, Options from the menu. The Options have been added to the Motor Information Table. Also,
window opens. the fields have been rearranged in a more user friendly
order.
2. The logo section of the Option window shown in
Figure 1 below, has two option buttons, Default and Select Graph Window
Custom. Selecting the Default option and clicking
The Select Graph window used to place a graph or
the OK button places the PdMA Corporation logo
bitmap in the Detailed Report has changed.
in the Detailed Report. Selecting Custom allows
you to search for a new replacement logo.
1. To open the Select Graph window, click in the
space where the graph or bitmap is to be placed.

2. Select Change Graph from the pop up window.

3. The Select Graph window shown in Figure 2 opens.

Only the areas that apply to the test data in the
History Chart for the motor selected are active. For
example if a motor does not have MCE test data,
the MCE section will be inactive (grayed out). The
areas related to the selection and display of a
bitmap are inactive until the Browse for Bitmap
option button is selected.

Figure 1

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7. Highlight the desired file name so that it appears in

the File Name window and click Open.

8. The selected bitmap appears in the preview window

located below the Browse for Bitmap option button.
The file location is displayed next to the Browse for
Bitmap option button. (See Figure 4.)

Figure 2 Figure 4

4. To locate a bitmap, Select the Browse for Bitmap 9. Use the Properties option buttons to resize the
option. bitmap for placement in the graph area of the
Detailed Report. Selecting an option causes the
5. Click Change. preview bitmap to change so that you can determine
the best view. The option buttons are:
6. Locate the desired bitmap from the Open window.
(See Figure 3.) Fitted places the bitmap in the graph area as is, so
that the complete bitmap is visible.

Centered places the bitmap centered in the graph

area. If the bitmap is larger than the graph area, it
will cut off the portion that doesnt fit.

Crop Fitted resizes the bitmap to fill the whole

graph area, some of the bitmap may extend outside
the graph area and be hidden from view.

Stretched resizes the bitmap to fill the entire graph

area from top to bottom and side to side.

Stretched to height resizes the bitmap to fill the

graph area from top to bottom, but not side to side.

Stretched to width resizes the bitmap to fill the

graph area from side to side, but not top to bottom.

Figure 3 10. Click OK to place the bitmap into the desired

location on the Detailed Report.

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Select Nothing Option Select Window Option Buttons

Selecting the Select Nothing option button and clicking MCE Standard Test. Selecting the MCE Standard Test
OK removes the graph or bitmap from the graph area on option button and clicking OK displays the MCE
the Detailed Report. baseline and the last two tests data in the Test Results
area.
Test Results E MAX Results Page. Selecting the EMAX Results Page
The Detailed Report opens with the EMAX Results Page option button and clicking OK causes the data for EMAX
displayed as the default information in the Test Results testing to display.
area. To change the data displayed in the test results
area, click in the data area. Note: You must click on the Custom. Selecting the Custom option button and
data. Clicking in a blank area will not open the Select clicking OK causes the History Chart to open. Locate
window. The Select window shown in Figure 5 opens. the test data that you wish to include in the Detailed
Report. Click the Show in Report button located in the
lower right corner of the window. The Detailed Report
returns with the selected test data displayed.

Note: Using the Exit button to close the History Chart

returns you to the Detailed Report without changing the
the Test Result area.

Notes
It is now possible to right click in the Notes field. This
opens a pop up w indow displaying the comm on
Windows commands of Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, and
Delete.

Figure 5

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